Simple answer is that the check (even a certified chaeck) can clear and still not be good.
Larry Kephart 1955 1st 3100 Chevy (BillyBob) 1991 Jeep Wrangler (Renegade) 1993 Chrysler Concorde (BettyLou) Boca Raton, Florida -----Original Message----- From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merlin Bellinger Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 10:57 AM To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Re: [oletrucks] Is this fraud? Guys, Help me understand the "Scam" of your receiving his response. He will send a check to you, with your proper name and address "so you can get it in the mail". This check if for the price of the truck AND shipping. You take it to YOUR bank and wait until it clears and they assure you there is indeed american $ in your account. You pay yourself for the truck and then pay the people, who come to ship the truck, the balance. I don't see it. In fact ... the scam can be that you have the $ in your checking/savings account and keep the truck. I've had one of those scams come to me and they wanted all of my banking information so they could wire the money to the bank. AHAA! All of my pertinent information so they could TAKE the $ from my account. Man... what a scam that is. Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That is definitely fraud looking to me, it is commonly referred to as the "Nigerian Scam" the check will be bad, you lose the truck, AND they rob you of the cash you put up to ship, I always tell the buyers they are responsible for their own shipping on things I sell for just such reason, also tell them checks are only to be from banks within the states, and not to exceed the sale amount. Good measures to reduce the fraud, I go even further in that I warn the buyer I hold the item 10 days after depositing the check to make sure its cleared. Most honest people know the scams and are ok with that for just such reasons. -Chris Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
